Is the Trump Name Still Gold-Plated?

6/18/2013 4:54PM

Donald Trump's name is everywhere — but not on a major real-estate project in the U.S. since 2008. Mr. Trump says he invests only in projects that he really believes in, licensing the use of his name to more than a dozen real-estate developers world-wide. Robbie Whelan reports. Photo: AP.

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